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From: brownh@unioncs.UUCP (H. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Simple geometric formulae
Message-ID: <518@unioncs.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jan 88 19:42:57 GMT
Organization: Union College, Schenectady, NY
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In article <554@acornrc.UUCP> you write:
>I'm looking for some simple geometric formulae such as
>	distance from a point to a line segment
>	distance from a point to a bezier
>	distance from a point to an ellipse
>	how to determine whether a point is inside an ellipse
>	how to determine whether a point is inside a polygon
>	etc.

I am also interested in any references to this information, as well as
	intersection of a line and a plane
	intersection of a line and a sphere
I would appreciate it if someone could forward any pointers  to 
such info.  Thanks much in advance.

Alex Brown
steinmetz!unioncs!brownh